Best Places25275, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25275, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
25275 ranks 24,919th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25275
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
25275's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25275 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 25275 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 25275
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 25275 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,184, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 25275's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 25275
25275's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25275.
Who works in 25275, and how
Work in 25275 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 25275
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25275.
What the weather is like in 25275, month by month
25275 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 25275
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25275
Schools across 25275 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gilmore Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Ripley Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ripley Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Ravenswood Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Wirt County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Ripley High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wirt County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Ravenswood High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25275 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25275 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 25275 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25275
Is 25275 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25275 ranks 24,919th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25275 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,491. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,184 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 25275 safe?
Yes, 25275 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare 25275 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25275. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25275 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
25275 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25275: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25275: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25275: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25275: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25275 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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